PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has on Tuesday appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas (Rtd) as Administrator to take charge of the affairs of the state in the interest of the good people of Rivers State. Tinubu disclosed this in a nationwide broadcast, monitored by our correspondent.
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ANOTHER explosion has occurred at a pipeline manifold in Omwawriwa community, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The explosion, which was recorded on Tuesday evening, comes just hours after a similar incident rocked the Trans Niger Pipeline operated by Shell in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area. The latest explosion …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers following the lingering political crisis in the state. The President made the declaration in a national broadcast on Tuesday. He said it had become compelling for him to invoke the provision of section 305 of the Constitution of the …
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US President Donald Trump will release the official classified documents about the assassination of former President John F Kennedy on Tuesday. Trump said the files contain a lot of reading about the assassination that has fuelled conspiracy theories for decades. The declassified document contains around 80,000 pages of files about …
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GAZA’s Health Ministry says a wave of Israeli strikes across the territory has killed over 300 people. Khalil Degran, a spokesman for the ministry based at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, provided the updated figure early Tuesday. Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, …
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HAMAS officials have said that the Israeli prime minister’s decision to conduct airstrikes on Gaza will be detrimental to the remaining hostages in captivity. Izzat al-Risheq, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, says Israel is sacrificing the lives of its remaining captives in Palestine. “Netanyahu’s decision to return to war …
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RUSSIAN engineering units have commenced demining operations in the reclaimed border areas of the Kursk region, according to a statement released by the Russian Defence Ministry on Saturday. The ministry stated that the demining efforts aim to restore essential infrastructure and facilitate the resumption of economic activities in the region, …
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A survey has shown that in 2024, an estimate of N661 billion was spent by men in Lagos State to satisfy their sexual urge with the commercial sex workers, otherwise known as runs girls. According to the survey shared by an X user, Kayode MO (@kayomosebi), of the N661 billion, …
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THERE are indications that an explosion has hit a section of the Trans Niger Pipeline in Bodo Community in Gonna local government area of Rivers state. The explosion, according to unconfirmed reports, occurred late on Monday night near the Bodo-Bonny Road under construction. The TNP is a federal transport line …
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THE United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting peace, stability, and sustainable development in Nigeria’s Northeast region, particularly in Borno State, which has been severely affected by insurgency. The British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gill Atkinson, made the pledge during a courtesy visit to the Borno State Government …
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